Toothbrush holder



P 3, 1931- A. M. BERNIER TOOTHBRUSH HOLDER Filed Jan. 9. 1929 O O O Gvfl O o o i 0 o o p O O O F F -o 0 o G--J qra ,H F U" IN VENTOE:

w ATTORNEY Patented Sept. 8, 1931 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE ALBERT MARCELL BERNIER, OF ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA TOOTHBRUSH HOLDER 7 Application filed January 9, 1929. Serial No. 331,330.

My invention relates to brush holders in frictionally held thereby but removable if general and more particularly to a tooth desired when the device is to be Washed or brush holding device. sterilized.

The main object is to provide asimple, in- Near the lower end of the main channel expensive and eflicient device for holding is fixed a metal strip or band I arched outtooth brushes and said device embodying wardly and central y from the web to procertain features of construction and uses vide an opening H for retaining the end hereinafter fully set fortlr reference'bepart of a tooth-brush handle opposite its ing had to the accompanying drawing in bristle end, the tooth brush being designated 10 Which, K and its bristles K2 (Fig. 2).

Fig. 1 is a slightly perspective front view In the use of the device a tooth brush is of the main channel member of my device inserted upwardly under the smaller housin upright position. ing E with its bristles against the web of Fig. 2 is also a slightly perspective front the main member on its perforated part,

view but showing the complete device with the head of the brush being frictionally rea tooth brush retained in it. tained between the web of member E and the Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a secondary web of the main member and the lower end shell or channel member comprising that of the brush handle is simply slipped downpart of my device which retains the head wardly within the band I. After being used or bristle part of a tooth brush. a tooth brush contains some moisture or Fig. 4C is a modification of Fig. 3. may be quite saturated and being placed as Referring to the drawing by reference letdescribed it easily drains and is rapidly ters, A designates an elongated, normally dried by air circulating freely through the upright channel member of shallow U- apertures or perforations D and into the 5 shape in cross section or resembling a standbristles.

ard channel iron. At the upper end of said The top of member E being closed it is obchannel, in its web, is provided an aperture vious that the brush is protected from dust A2 for suspending this main channel by settling in the room. Obviously a brush remeans of a nail or screw (not shown) on tained in my device as above described is a wall with the flange edges against the Wall easily removed for use. Furthermore with and the web of the channel being-of course th upper d f in E l d i i spaced parallel thereto. lating upwardly through its open end passes Near the upper end of the channel is pi'O- outwardly through the bristles and the aper- Vided a group of apertures D in the web tures D to rapidly dry the brush and preat the two edges of said web adjacent said vents d t i r ti f th b i tl v apertures are a number of inwardly directed I l i struck-up tongues G, under which are fric- 1 A b h h ld f th class d ib d tionally but r emovably retained the parallel Comprising an l t d ll i h 4 slde flanges of a b l m 11011811159; main channel member and means provided E also of channel like formation but open for retaining smug in Vertical position with downwardly and closed at its upper end its web in spaced relation to a wall the (see Fig. 4). a

The entire device so far described may be P part 9 Web i t wlthl of any suitable sheet material and housing gmup of t an p caslpg 9 tle 45 E a preferably be of transparent mm upper par of said web with a wall in spaced terial as i di i F 2 It will e relation to said apertured part of the chair; readily understood that housing E may be n61 W sald (35mg harms a d permanently retained on the main member 1 52, 110 TBCGIVB the bristle p 70f by closing the tongues G down upon its brush inserted upwardly, tooth-brushhair flanges F or the said housing E may be only dle engaging means on said mam member W in spaced relation below said apertured web part.

2. The structure specified in claim 1 in which said casing comprises an elongated shell of U-shape in cross section and outward side flanges thereon and means on said main channel adapted to removably retain said flange parts, the said casing formed with an upper closed end.

3. The structure specified in claim 1 in which said means for retaining the lower end of tooth brush comprises an outwardly directed band of half-loop form extending i117 tegrally and outwardly from the lower end part of the main member.

4. The structure specified in claim 1 in which said casing comprises an elongated shell of U-shape in cross section and outward side flanges thereon and means on said main channel adapted to removably retain said flange parts, the said casing formed with an upper closed end, said flange engaging means on the main channel comprising at each of the opposite edge parts of the Web a number of struck-up tongues directed inwardly in parallel relation to said Web to slidably receive the said outer flanges of the casin ALBERT MARCELL BERNIER. 

